Alabama's Marquis Maze fails to make the catch during on third down as South Carolina's DeVonte Holloman and Josh Dickerson defend during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)

SEC schools may have dropped out of the top five in the rankings, but that, of course, won’t stop college football fans from tuning in.

CBS Sports scored big in the ratings with its Saturday broadcast of previously unbeaten No. 1 Alabama versus No. 19 South Carolina as the game earned an overnight average household metered market rating/share of 5.2/12, up +73% from last year’s 3.0/7 for Alabama-Ole Miss, according to CBS.

Interesting note about Auburn, sophomore Emory Blake leads all Auburn receivers in touchdowns so far this season. Blake, the son of retired NFL quarterback and Sanford, FL native Jeff Blake, has three touchdowns this season and has seven catches this season for 173 yards.